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One Province One Water Two Nations/One Water Conference Mike Hightower Research Professor - Center for Water and the Environment, University of New Mexico Mentor, Sandia National Laboratories Vice President - New Mexico Desalination


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One Province – One Water

Two Nations/One Water Conference

Mike Hightower Research Professor - Center for Water and the Environment, University of New Mexico Mentor, Sandia National Laboratories Vice President - New Mexico Desalination Association mmhightower@q.com, 505-859-1563

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Southwest Climate History y Based on Tree Ring Data

10. 12.3 14.5 16.8 19. 21.3

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150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100

  • Avg. Precipitation (inches)

Year

The southern U.S. and the mid-latitudes are in the 100th year of a 300 year arid cycle - which have in the past led to significant stress on civilizations

  • Univ. of Arizona – Tree Ring Research Lab – 50 year averages

Anasazi abandonment Angkor Wat abandonment End of Mayan Classic Era Next abandonment/ migration? Petra Abandonment Rome Collapse

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Fo Four Republics/ cs/No Fr Fresh sh Water

3 Need to do a better job of jointly managing transboundary water resources – individual republic management show major concerns

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  • Water for agriculture
  • Water for manufacturing
  • Water for energy
  • Water for domestic needs
  • Water for recreation

Wate Water - Th The M Major jor G GDP E Econ

  • nom
  • mic I

Indicator

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year Increase

Fresh Water Availability GDP Electricity Use

“Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations.” Fortune Magazine, May 15, 2000

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Wate Water-related Economic Concerns by y 2030

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  • Reportedly prepared by the

Dutch for the Pope to support dividing up western North America between France and Spain

  • Prepared in Latin
  • Prepared based on geographic

and cultural elements

  • While Nova means “new”, in

the 1600’s “new’’ in cartography meant frontier

1690 M 1690 Map of P

  • f Prov
  • vinces of N
  • f New S

Spain, i including N g Nov

  • va M

Mexico

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On One Province ce/On One Water

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Overview of Fresh and Brackish Water Quality in New

  • Mexico. NM Bureau of Geology, OFR-583, June 2016.

0. 4. 8. 12. 16. 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

$/1000 gallons Year

SW BW Fresh High Fresh Low

Opportunity to Use Brackish Waters at Low Cost for Regional Development

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Ex Exampl mple Mid-wes west Bord rder er Economic Dev evel elopmen ent Zone

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Purdue University, EXPONENT, Mar 7, 2019, Prof Luciano Castillo.

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  • Integrated brackish water management

might be a unique opportunity in the Nova Mexico Region.

  • Water will be the social justice issue of the

21st Century – it will drive access to food, energy, economic development, Peace and security "Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for science." John F. Kennedy

  • We can control our water destiny. We are a lot

more alike than we are different!

  • Inaction will get us foolish solutions from

people who do not know the region, let’s commit to solving this issue together,

  • urselves!

Nova Mexico Bracki kish Water Desalination Authority

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